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About Ratija Village

Ratija is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,962, made up of 1,030 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratija village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 1033.91 hectares
Population 1,962
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratija compares

By the 2011 count Ratija is the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1033.91 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ratija

Ratija is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratija as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratija from other places

Ratija lies about 22 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ratija
Nearest town Bhelai 13 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pali 17 km
District headquarters Korba 22 km

Villages closest to Ratija

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ratija

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratija village had a population of 1,962. That makes it the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Ratija village has 1,030 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratija has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ratija is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratija covers 1033.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratija falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ratija is Gevra Road, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratija.

Ratija is about 22 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratija is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Bhelai is about 13 km away. Gevra Road is about 16 km away. Pali is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nonbira (2.5 km), Chainpur (2.9 km) and Tiwarta (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ratija today is likely to be higher.

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